MontegoTM DDL Eight-Channel Surround Sound Card Featuring Dolby® Digital Live www.TurtleBeach.com Notices Montego DDL Users Guide Version 6 Software and documentation copyright © 2005 - 2009 Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form without prior written consent from Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. (“VTB”). In no event will VTB be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. In the interest of continued product development, VTB reserves the right to make improvements to this manual and the products it describes at any time, without notices or obligation. Turtle Beach, the Turtle Beach Logo, Montego DDL, and Ear Force are trademarks of VTB. Voyetra is a registered trademark of VTB. Dolby and the Double D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Labs. Windows and Windows XP Media Center are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Use of this software is subject to the terms and conditions of the End-User Software License Agreement. Montego DDL is a product of: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. 150 Clearbrook Road, Ste. 162, Elmsford, NY 10523 USA www.TurtleBeach.com Technical Support Knowledge Base: Go to the Turtle Beach web site www.turtlebeach.com and click on Support > Sound Cards > PCI Sound Cards > Montego DDL. This will bring up the list of articles Driver Downloads: From the same support page, next to the 'Knowledge Base' button click on Downloads > Sound Cards > PCI Sound Cards > Montego DDL. This will bring up the list of Drivers and other support files E-mail Tech Support: [email protected] Please allow up to 3 business days for a response and be sure to include your name and the product name Fax Tech Support: 914-345-2266 Please allow up to 3 business days for a response and be sure to include your name, your fax number, email address and the product name ii User’s Guide WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM Contents INTRODUCING MONTEGO DDL _________________________________________ 5 INSTALLATION CD __________________________________________________ 6 Control Panel .................................................................................................................................... 6 CONNECTORS _____________________________________________________ 7 INSTALLATION _____________________________________________________ 8 System Requirements ...................................................................................................................... 8 Installing the Montego DDL Sound Card ................................................................................... 8 Installing the Drivers and Software ............................................................................................ 10 Installing the Windows XP Media Center Control Panel ....................................................... 11 Optimizing Playback Performance in Windows 2000 and XP .............................................. 11 Uninstalling Montego DDL ......................................................................................................... 11 CHECKING MONTEGO DDL AFTER INSTALLATION __________________________ 12 Launching the Montego DDL Control Panel........................................................................... 12 Checking the Speaker Configuration .......................................................................................... 12 No Speaker Sound ......................................................................................................................... 12 Sound Playing on the Wrong Speakers ...................................................................................... 13 USING THE MONTEGO DDL __________________________________________ 14 Playing digital music with Windows Media Player ................................................................... 14 Listening to Digital Music ............................................................................................................ 14 Using the Equalizer ....................................................................................................................... 14 Using Environment Effects ......................................................................................................... 14 Changing Speaker Positions ......................................................................................................... 14 Sound FX ........................................................................................................................................ 15 Key Shifter ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Center Canceller ............................................................................................................................. 15 Voice Changer ................................................................................................................................ 15 Listening to Music from CDs ...................................................................................................... 15 Listening to Stereo Music in Surround Sound (2000/XP Only) ........................................... 16 Listening to DVDs in Surround Sound ..................................................................................... 17 Using the Digital Output in Vista/Windows 7 ......................................................................... 18 Listening to Multi-Channel Audio with Dolby® Digital Live ............................................... 18 Listening to 3D Game Audio ...................................................................................................... 19 USING EAR FORCE® SURROUND SOUND HEADPHONES ______________________ 20 MONTEGO DDL CONTROL PANEL _____________________________________ 21 Using the Control Panel Presets .................................................................................................. 21 SPEAKERS TAB ___________________________________________________ 22 Speaker Options Button (…) ....................................................................................................... 22 Speaker Configurations ................................................................................................................. 23 Testing the Speaker Configuration ............................................................................................. 25 Volume Section .............................................................................................................................. 25 Individual Speaker Volumes ........................................................................................................ 25 Settings Summary ........................................................................................................................... 25 S/PDIF Settings ............................................................................................................................. 26 GRAPHIC EQUALIZER TAB ___________________________________________ 28 User Defined Presets ..................................................................................................................... 28 EFFECTS TAB ____________________________________________________ 29 Speaker Position ............................................................................................................................. 29 Environments ................................................................................................................................. 29 Sound FX ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Voice Changer ................................................................................................................................ 30 Key Shifter ...................................................................................................................................... 30 Voice Canceller ............................................................................................................................... 30 Montego DDL iii MIXER TAB ______________________________________________________ 31 Playback Settings ............................................................................................................................ 31 Record Settings ............................................................................................................................... 33 Note on Selecting Record Source in Windows Vista/Windows 7 ........................................ 33 LIMITED WARRANTY _______________________________________________ 35 iv User’s Guide WWW.TURTLEBEACH.COM INTRODUCING MONTEGO DDL Montego DDL represents the latest generation in multi-channel PC audio. Key features include: . Dolby Digital Live (DDL) real-time encoder converts PC audio (e.g. games, MP3, WMA, WAV, etc.) into a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital audio stream that is transmitted through the optical S/PDIF output to a home theater A/V receiver or digital speakers. Optical S/PDIF input and output for playback and recording of digital audio at resolutions of up to 24 bits/ 96kHz in Windows